CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus

Inflorescence architecture is determined by inflorescence length, branch angles and the density of siliques, which affects planting density, lodging resistance and mechanical operation in rapeseed. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling inflorescence architecture are poorly understood, restri...

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Main Authors: Yingying Tan, Guowei Huang, Haiyan Fan, Tao Wu, Zhilin Guan, Kede Liu
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-12-01
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Haiyan Fan
Tao Wu
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Kede Liu
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description Inflorescence architecture is determined by inflorescence length, branch angles and the density of siliques, which affects planting density, lodging resistance and mechanical operation in rapeseed. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling inflorescence architecture are poorly understood, restricting the progress of breeding varieties with ideal plant architecture in oilseed rape. In this study, we have identified and characterized a rapeseed inflorescence development mutant, reduced inflorescence length (ril), which exhibits determinate and shortened inflorescences, reduced plant height, compact branches, and increased silique density. Through BSA-seq and map-based cloning, we find that RIL encodes a cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 20 (BnaA01.CNGC20). A substitution of proline at the 304th position to leucine (P304L) was identified in the conserved transmembrane domain of BnaA01.CNGC20. This P304L substitution neither affects the subcellular localization and self-assembly of BnaA01.CNGC20, nor disrupts the interactions with BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1-associated receptor kinase 1 (BAK1), which interacts with CNGC20 and phosphorylates it to regulate Ca2+ channel stability. However, the P304L substitution increases channel activity and Ca2+ influx, which in turn induces immune responses such as cell death, H2O2 accumulation, upregulation of pathogenesis-related genes, and pattern-triggered immunity. The enhanced immunity improves the resistance to Leptosphaeria biglobosa and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Transcriptome analysis further revealed that CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity via the brassinosteroid and auxin signaling pathways. The findings in this study provide deeper insights into the intricate relationship between cytosolic Ca2+ level and plant development and immunity, as well as the trade-off between immunity and the performance of yield-related traits in the heterozygous plants (+/ril), which may serve as a guide for balancing yield and disease resistance in oilseed rape breeding.
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spelling doaj-art-ff94c448feb0448e9dfaa0b2b5e8218a2025-08-20T02:39:04ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Crop Journal2214-51412024-12-011261533154610.1016/j.cj.2024.09.012CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napusYingying Tan0Guowei Huang1Haiyan Fan2Tao Wu3Zhilin Guan4Kede Liu5National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; College of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, Henan, ChinaNational Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; Corresponding authors.National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Corresponding authors.Inflorescence architecture is determined by inflorescence length, branch angles and the density of siliques, which affects planting density, lodging resistance and mechanical operation in rapeseed. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling inflorescence architecture are poorly understood, restricting the progress of breeding varieties with ideal plant architecture in oilseed rape. In this study, we have identified and characterized a rapeseed inflorescence development mutant, reduced inflorescence length (ril), which exhibits determinate and shortened inflorescences, reduced plant height, compact branches, and increased silique density. Through BSA-seq and map-based cloning, we find that RIL encodes a cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 20 (BnaA01.CNGC20). A substitution of proline at the 304th position to leucine (P304L) was identified in the conserved transmembrane domain of BnaA01.CNGC20. This P304L substitution neither affects the subcellular localization and self-assembly of BnaA01.CNGC20, nor disrupts the interactions with BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE 1-associated receptor kinase 1 (BAK1), which interacts with CNGC20 and phosphorylates it to regulate Ca2+ channel stability. However, the P304L substitution increases channel activity and Ca2+ influx, which in turn induces immune responses such as cell death, H2O2 accumulation, upregulation of pathogenesis-related genes, and pattern-triggered immunity. The enhanced immunity improves the resistance to Leptosphaeria biglobosa and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Transcriptome analysis further revealed that CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity via the brassinosteroid and auxin signaling pathways. The findings in this study provide deeper insights into the intricate relationship between cytosolic Ca2+ level and plant development and immunity, as well as the trade-off between immunity and the performance of yield-related traits in the heterozygous plants (+/ril), which may serve as a guide for balancing yield and disease resistance in oilseed rape breeding.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514124001922Brassica napus L.Plant architectureInflorescence developmentCNGC20Plant immunity
spellingShingle Yingying Tan
Guowei Huang
Haiyan Fan
Tao Wu
Zhilin Guan
Kede Liu
CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
Crop Journal
Brassica napus L.
Plant architecture
Inflorescence development
CNGC20
Plant immunity
title CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
title_full CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
title_fullStr CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
title_full_unstemmed CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
title_short CNGC20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in Brassica napus
title_sort cngc20 plays dual roles in regulating plant growth and immunity in brassica napus
topic Brassica napus L.
Plant architecture
Inflorescence development
CNGC20
Plant immunity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514124001922
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